Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

English.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
  • recognise and discuss how culture influences how we understand, think about and do development
  • explain how international development discourses and practices shape and are shaped by local realities
  • apply practical experiences as cases in discussing cultural and social variation and differentiation
  • explain different factors that produce economic and social inequalities within groups and countries
  • describe and analyse development challenges and strategies applied by different local actors
  • use ethnographic methods in data collection, data analysis, and presentation of research findings through a fieldwork exercise

Contents

A four-week field course is developed and organised in collaboration with our partner universities in either Africa (Tanzania, Uganda), Asia (Indonesia, Sri Lanka) or Latin America (Bolivia). A field course will also be offered in Norway. The overall objective of the field course is to give students an opportunity to link theoretical knowledge and insights gained from the introductory courses with local realities and practices. This is done through lectures, visits to relevant institutions, organisations and projects, and with interaction with local stakeholders and practical field exercises.

Teaching and learning methods

There will be lectures, seminars, readings and information meetings prior to and during the field course. Group work is compulsory and takes place during and after the field course. Estimated workload is 270 hours.

Examination requirements

Participation in the preparatory lectures and meetings and the field course programme (lectures, excursions, visits, fieldwork etc.) is required. More information will be available in Canvas.

Examinations

Portfolio assessment based on group work. More Information will be given in Canvas and in lectures. Graded pass/fail.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
UT-109 – Excursion. 10
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